Israeli, Indian firms sign Barak-8 missile pact

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Israeli, Indian firms sign Barak-8 missile pact


Israel Aerospace Industries' Barak-8 missile system is the focus of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that has been signed by the company and India's Bharat Electronics (BEL).

The Barak-8 is a long-range anti-air and anti-missile naval defence system being developed jointly by IAI and India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). Designed to defend ships from aircraft, unmanned air systems and anti-ship missiles, the missile is expected to enter service with the Indian navy during 2013.

In January 2006, India and Israel signed a $350 million agreement to co-develop a new generation long-range surface-to-air missile for the former's navy, and Israel in April 2009 received a $1.1 billion order to deliver Barak-8 systems. Deliveries are expected to be concluded by 2017.

IAI has for several years been engaged in joint development programmes with the DRDO and India's defence industry for the nation's navy and air force, including the joint manufacturing of subsystems.

According to the new MoU, BEL will function as the lead integrator and produce major subsystems for the Barak-8. IAI will continue to act as the design authority and to produce other subsystems as a main subcontractor to the Indian firm.

Barak-8 missiles will be installed on the three Project 15A Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyers under construction at the Mazagon shipyard in India. Delivery of the first vessel is scheduled for 2013.

Israeli, Indian firms sign Barak-8 missile pact

 

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Barak-8(Barak-2) detailed

If everything proceeds as planned, then the first strategic military-industrial joint sector partnership between India and Israel will soon witness its first success with the maiden test-firing in India of the Barak-2 surface-to-air missile. The Barak-2, also known as Barak-8 in Israel, will be available from 2013 in two versions--the 70km-range vertically-launched medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) variant for the Indian Navy, and a 120km-range long-range (LR-SAM) variant for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Both variants are presently being co-developed by a consortium of entities that include India’s Hyderabad-based Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) on one hand, and a consortium of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and TATA Advanced Systems, called NOVA Integrated Systems Pvt Ltd. The MR-SAM variant is also likely to be inducted into service by the Indian Army in future. The MR-SAM’s critical design review was completed by early May 2008 and its DRDL-developed two-stage pulsed rocket motor was successfully test-fired earlier the same year. The first six sets of these rocket motors were shipped to IAI by the DRDL in July 2008 for further test and integration activities. Series production is due to begin in 2011 at the Hyderabad-based facilities of BDL and NOVA Integrated Systems. From the Indian side, the principal R & D players for both variants of the Barak-2 are the DRDL, Hyderabad-based Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), and the Bangalore-based Electronics R & D Establishment (LRDE). Israeli companies participating in the joint venture are the MLM and ELTA Systems business divisions of IAI. While IAI/MLM is responsible for developing the guided-missiles along with the DRDL, RCI and ASL, IAI/ELTA will co-develop along with the LRDE and BEL the command-and-control system and related fire-control system (for both variants of the Barak-2).

It may be recalled that India and Israel inked the Barak-2 MR-SAM’s joint five-year R & D contract--valued at US$556 million--on January 27, 2006, following 17 months of exhaustive negotiations. For extended ground-based long-range air defence India’s Cabinet Committee on National Security on July 12, 2007 approved a $2.47 billion project to co-develop the LR-SAM variant. Subsequently, on February 27, 2009 India signed a $1.4 billion procurement contract with IAI for the Barak-2 LR-SAM, and this was followed in April the same year by a $1.1 billion contract for procuring the Barak-2’s naval MR-SAM variant. In January 2009, TATA Advanced Systems and IAI entered into a military-industrial partnership for creating Nova Integrated Systems and pumped in an initial investment of $200 million. IAI held 26% and TATA 76% in the joint venture. NOVA Integrated Systems subsequently acquired an initial 30 acres of land at the Aerospace and Precision Engineering Special Economic Zone (being developed by the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corp) in Adibatla, near Hyderabad, with work on infrastructure development taking off in August 2009. Current plans call for the Indian Navy to install between 36 and 48 Barak-2 MR-SAMs on board each of its three Project 15A Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyers (DDG) now being fitted out at Mumbai-based Mazagon Docks Ltd, as well as on board each of its seven planned Project 17A guided-missile frigates and the four Project 15B DDGs. On the other hand, the Barak-2 LR-SAM’s launch customer will be the IAF, with the Navy opting for this missile for installation on board its first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier that is now being fabricated at Cochin Shipyard Ltd. The IAF has already committed itself to procuring an initial batch of nine Barak-2 LR-SAM squadrons.

The vertical launch cell modules for the Barak-2 MR-SAM are now being developed by Mumbai-based Larsen & Toubro Ltd, with an eight-cell module weighing 1,700kg. The Barak-2 will make use of a novel nose-mounted dual guidance system: an active phased-array radar for guidance over the final 30km terminal phase of its flight; and a miniaturised, gimbal-mounted imaging infra-red seeker using an indium antimonide staring focal plane array operating in the 3 to 5 micron wavelength band. During the initial fly-out phase of flight, the Barak-2’s seeker window will remain covered with a two-piece clamshell protection shroud. Metal bladders installed in the shroud will be inflated to eject the protective shroud before the combined seekers initiate target acquisition. High agility will be maintained through a tungsten jet-vane system for thrust vector control, combined with advanced electro-pneumatic control actuation systems and electro-pneumatic control actuation systems. The Barak-2 will also have a 60kg pre-fragmented warhead that in turn will use a laser-based digital proximity fuze. Service ceiling of the MR-SAM variant will be 16km, and 24 such missiles will be able to simultaneously engage 12 airborne targets. During its boost- and mid-course guidance phases, the SAM will use an integral data link to receive guidance cues from the shipborne EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-band solid-state active phased-array multi-function surveillance, track and guidance radar developed by the ELTA Systems subsidiary of IAI.

For the IAF’s ground-based LR-SAM variant, command-and-control plus fire-control will be provided by a containerised system weighing only 1,300kg. Target search and tracking will be performed by a ground-based version of the MF-STAR, known as the EL/M-2258. On the other hand, the MR-SAM variant for the Army will make use of the motorised EL/M-2084 active phased-array multi-mode radar. Weighing about seven tonnes, the MF-STAR uses four flat, lightweight antenna arrays. For weapons guidance, the MF-STAR supports different operating modes, including mid-course guidance for active air defence missiles and illumination enslavement for semi-active air defence missiles, thus making dedicated guidance radar systems redundant. The radar also incorporates an automatic splash detection and measurement mode to support naval gunnery in maritime security and close-in defence roles. Current plans call for the Indian Navy to procure 500 Barak-2s, with the Army expected to procure up to 1,500 missiles. The IAF will be acquiring about 1,000 LR-SAMs.—Prasun K. Sengupta

 

[perplexed]

Testing ke alava sab kuch kar lo...

 

[Koovie]

mhhh first Kolkata class Destroyer will be ready next year, and still not much progress with the B8

 

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BEL inks MoU with IAI on LR-SAM

 

[perplexed]

The current Barak-8 currently being developed for Kolkata class destroyers are MR-SAM.. they aren't LR-SAM. Talk was on for developing a still longer range SAM but the development of MR-SAM seems to be progressing slow..

 

[zaxcolix]

1500 SAM's for Army and 1000 SAM for Airforce
......along with 1000 Akash missile for IAF and 1000 Akash missiles for Indian Army !!!

That is a total of 4500 SAM's. Pakistan Airforce has 30 JF 17 and 50 F16 ?...


This is apart from the Missile defence...

.....Looks like JF17, J20's and cruise missile will now be taken care of by our SAM's

All IAF aircrafts will now become dedicated attack aircrafts used to take the war into enemy territory

 

[surya kiran]

1500 SAM's for Army and 1000 SAM for Airforce
......along with 1000 Akash missile for IAF and 1000 Akash missiles for Indian Army !!!

That is a total of 4500 SAM's. Pakistan Airforce has 30 JF 17 and 50 F16 ?...


This is apart from the Missile defence...

.....Looks like JF17, J20's and cruise missile will now be taken care of by our SAM's

All IAF aircrafts will now become dedicated attack aircrafts used to take the war into enemy territory

The defensive equipment is not procured from a perspective of number of opponent aircraft alone. One needs to consider geographic terrain and area coverage. If you are guarding a 7000 km coastline against an enemy who has 10 aircraft, you are asking for serious trouble even if you have 10000 missiles. The aircraft can get past dark zones. What is required is more SAM batteries covering right from the Rann of Kutch to the LoC against Pakistan and from Chinese Occupied Kashmir to AP in the North east. One also needs to consider areas where the PAF bases its fighters. Probable approach routes.

Basically, my point is , this is just the tip of the iceberg.

 

[The A-5]

1500 SAM's for Army and 1000 SAM for Airforce
......along with 1000 Akash missile for IAF and 1000 Akash missiles for Indian Army !!!

That is a total of 4500 SAM's. Pakistan Airforce has 30 JF 17 and 50 F16 ?...


This is apart from the Missile defence...

.....Looks like JF17, J20's and cruise missile will now be taken care of by our SAM's

All IAF aircrafts will now become dedicated attack aircrafts used to take the war into enemy territory

Actually IA wants 2000 Akash SAM, not 1000.

And you are forgetting the 1500 (750+750) SPYDER SAMs on order and several units already delivered,
SPYDER is an expert at hunting both high-flying and terrain-hugging cruise missiles.